Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-03
SAKs AND CoMp.xr.

NJahS AAND SOMfAN1.
AN INFORMAL CHAT WITH OUR SHOE
BUYER ELECTS THE FACT THAT DIFFER
ENT SHAPED SHOES ARE NECESSARY IN
DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THIS coUN-
TRY. ALL OWING TO EARLY TRAINING.
FOR INSTANCE. IN ONE SECTION Pa
RENTS BELIEVE IN. AND INSIST UPON.
THEIR CHILDREN WEARING SHOES
TRIFLE LONGER THAN IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY. WHEN WE SAY LONGER"
WE REFER TO LENGTH OF SHOE NOT
OF TINE AS RESULT. THE CHILD IN
GROWING DEVELOPS A LONG, SLENDER
FOOT. WITH RATHER Low 1NsrEp. IN
ANOTHER SECTION SHORT FEET AND
HIGH INSTEPS ARE DEVELOPED By ONE
GENERATION AFTER ANOTHER OF chill
DREN BEING COMPELLED TO WEAR
SHORT SHOES WITH HIGH HEELS. IT'S
NOT OUR PROVINCE TO DISCUSS WHICH
Is THE wIsEsr COURSE FOR PARENTS
TO PURSUE; BUT IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE
TO APPLY OUR KNOWLEDGE IN PRovID-
ING FOR THE PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON
THE KINDS OF SHOES THAT FIT THEIR
FEET. OUR BUYER WAS BORN AND
RAISED IN WASHINGTON, AND HAS BEEN
IN THE SHOE BUSINESS ALL HIS LIFE.
so HE OUGHT TO KNOW THE KINDS OF
SHOES THE PEOPLE NEED. THIS IS ONE
OF THE STRONG REASONS WHY WE ARE
TO-DAY DOING THE LEADING SHOE
BUSINESS OF WASHINGTON WHAT YOU
DO NOT WANT IS DEAR AT ANY PRICE.
You CERTAINLY DON'T WANT A BADLY
FITTING SHOE WE HAVE HERE WAIT
ING FOR YOU PERFECT-FITTING SHOES
IN EVERY STYLE THAT'S AT ALL FASH
IoNABLE, AND AT PRICES THAT-QUAL-
1TY CoNsIDERED-ARE OUTSIDE THE
PALE OF COMPETITION.
sAKS AND COMPANY.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ENGLISH MADE
SCARFS SENT Us FROM LONDON RE-
GENTLY. WE'VE GOT EN- STILL. AND
THE WORST OF 1T IS WE'RE LIKELY TO
KEEP EN- THE TROUBLE IS NOT 50
MUCH THAT THE ENGLISH SCARFs ARE
UGLY. But THAT OUR sCARFS OF AMER
ICAN MAKE ARE SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL.
AND THROW THEIR TRANSATLANTIC
RIVALS AWAY BACK IN THE SHADE YET
THEY'RE ENGLISH, You KNOW" IF
THAT'S ANY MERIT, YOU CAN HAVE EN-
VERY CHEAP. WHEN WE'RE STUCK
WE'VE THE MORAL COURAGE TO
ACKNOWLEDGE 1T. BUT OUR AMERICAN
MADE sCARFs. WHAT WORDS CAN DO
THEM JUSTICE: CAN PROPERLY DE-
SCRIBE THEIR CLEAN-CUT SHAPES,
THEIR SNAP, TONE, AND CHARACTERS
NONE OF THAT sLOvENLINEss OF
SHAPE OR SLUGGISH GET Upn THAT
CHARACTERIZES SCARFS OF FOREIGN
MAKE THEY ARE, IN FACT. WHAT THE
OTHERS TRY TO BE AND THEN THE
PATTERNS-THE COMBINATIONS OF
CoLoRs. POETIC IN THEIR BEAUTY,
YET NEVER EFFEMINATE. SUCH sCARFs
ASA MANLY MAN-AN AMERICAN-LIKEs
TO WEAR. OUR PRICES DON'T JUDGE
THE GOODS BY THE PRICES. OR YOU
MAY THINK THEM COMMoN) RANGE
FROM SO TO so CENTS EACH. SAMPLES
ARE ON EXHIBITION IN WINDOW, AT
NV. CORNER OF 7TH AND MARKET
SPACE.
SAKS AND COMPANY.
OF COURSE YOU DON'T CARE A RAP TO
KNOW THE ENORMOUS BUSINESS WE DO
IN HATS. WHY SHOULD YoU. ALL YOU
WANT IS ONE HAT. BUT YOU WANT THAT
ONE TO SUIT YOU IN STYLE, QUALITY
AND PRICE. THAT ONE IS HERE READY
FOR YOU TO PUT ON AND WEAR AWAY.
WITH OUR VAST RESOURCES AND OUR
ENORMOUS OUTLET WE ARE JUSTIFIED
IN KEEPING IN STOCK EVERY STYLE OF
HAT THAT'S MADE FOR NAN AND BOY.
SELLING HATS IN THE GREAT NUMBERS
THAT WE Do. WE CAN AFFORD TO SELL
CHEAPER THAN ANY HAT HOUSE IN
THESE PARTS IS THIS NOT REAsONA.
BILE: IF YOU HAVE DOUBTS COME IN AND
HAVE THEM QUICKLY DIsPELLED. SEE
OUR SHAPES. OUR SHADES, OUR QUAIL
ITIEs, AND OUR PRICES. FROM THE
FINEST THAT'S MADE TO THE CHEAPEST
THAT'S GOOD.
sAKs AND COMPANY.
THINK OF 5000 SQUARE FEET OF
ROOM DEVOTED TO THE DISPLAY OF
BOYS AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. AND
THEN IMAGINE IF YOU CAN THE
AMOUNT OF STOCK REQUIRED TO FILL
THIS VAST SPACE. TRY TO IMAGINE
THE VARIETY OF STYLES NECESSARY TO
MAKE UP sUCHA STOCK, AND YOU WILL
HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT WE OFFER
YOU TO SELECT FROM FOR YOUR BOYS
AND CHILDREN. OUR STOCK OF KILT
SUITS SURPRISES IN EXTENT AND VA
RIETY. AND IN BEAUTY OF CONCEPTION,
DESIGN AND MAKE. ANY EXHIBIT OF
PREVIOUS YEARS. AND INCLUDES THE
LEADING FRENCH AND AMERICAN
NOVELTIES. OUR RANGE OF PRICES Is
FROM $3.50 TO SIS.